Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleA policeman uses a baton on an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party, during a clash at Jatrabari in Dhaka February 28, 2013. A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleJamaat-e-Islami activists march with sticks and set fires in the street during a clash with police in Rajshahi north-west from Dhaka on February 28, 2013. At least 30 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 22 of them were shot in clashes between police and protesters that erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the Jamaat-e-Islami party's vice president, was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleA bus set on fire by Islamist activists burns on a street as a Bangladeshi man rides his bicycle during a clash with Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Rajshahi north-west from Dhaka on February 28, 2013. At least 30 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 22 of them were shot in clashes between police and protesters that erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the Jamaat-e-Islami party's vice president, was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleJamaat-e-Islami activists displayed tree trunks to block a road during a clash with the police in Gaibandha on February 28, 2013. At least 34 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeoplePolice personnel march towards the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party, during a clash in Rajshahi, February 28, 2013. A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleSecurity personnel patrol during a strike called by Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami to denounce the trial by a special tribunal involving several of their leaders, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the party, to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleActivists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party, stand during a clash with police in Chittagong February 28, 2013. A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleA Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) police officer shoots rubber bullets to demonstrators during a clash with Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Rajshahi on February 28, 2013. At least 34 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleBangladeshi police stand guard in a street during a clash with Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Thakurgaon, north-west from Dhaka, on February 28, 2013. At least 30 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 22 of them were shot in clashes between police and protesters that erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the Jamaat-e-Islami party's vice president, was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleActivists of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami set up road blocks during a strike called by the party in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the party, to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleJamaat-e-Islami activists march with sticks in the street during a clash with police in Thakurgaon, north-west from Dhaka, on February 28, 2013. At least 30 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 22 of them were shot in clashes between police and protesters that erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the Jamaat-e-Islami party's vice president, was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleAn unidentified man lies on the road during a clash between the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party and police in Dinajpur February 28, 2013. A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleBangladeshis participate in a protest against a strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami activists to denounce the trial by a special tribunal involving several of their leaders in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the leader of the Islamic political party to death for crimes stemming from the nation's 1971 fight for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests. The banner reads Mass movement platform-reject strike by war criminals.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleBangladesh s ruling party supporters and others gather for a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded capital punishment to all convicted war criminals and a ban on Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-islami, for their roles in the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 PeopleA Bangladeshi woman attends a protest rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded capital punishment to all convicted war criminals and a ban on Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-islami, for their roles in the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

Bangladesh Riots Kills 52 People

A bus set on fire by Islamist activists burns on a street as a Bangladeshi man rides his bicycle during a clash with Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Rajshahi north-west from Dhaka on February 28, 2013. At least 30 people were killed in Bangladesh in a wave of violence today as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 22 of them were shot in clashes between police and protesters that erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee, the Jamaat-e-Islami party's vice president, was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape.